We at BDI are proud and inspired by this incredible story of our client and friend, Willie Parish, President of Bread of Life Mission in Seattle, WA. By sharing this interview from The Seattle Medium, I hope that Willie’s story provides you with a boost of encouragement and reminds you of the opportunity that we, in the nonprofit world, have to save and transform lives every day.
We expected 2021 to be an eventful and exciting year – and we haven’t been disappointed there! Big questions about new policies related to philanthropy loom… and we’re watching closely, waiting for answers.
Over and over in 2020, we regularly heard what an “unprecedented year” it was because of COVID-19. So it should come as no surprise that 2020 was also an unprecedented year for digital fundraising.
I was raised in a house of Beatles fans.
No matter the occasion, my brother and I were always excited to blast one of their many albums, choreograph dances and sing 6-part duets alongside our friends John, Paul, George and my favorite, Ringo.
Sitting at my desk in my home office, I’m amazed to think that just a year ago, I was in BDI’s office surrounded by the whole team. What a difference a year makes! Even now, after a year of living in a COVID-19 world, so much is still changing every day. Sometimes it can feel hard to keep up with it all!
With a high degree of certainty, I’m confident that we share a common daily challenge: There’s so much critical work to do and not enough time to accomplish it all. As such, efficiency in our professional lives is a major issue that we’re constantly wrestling with.
